If it seems as if we just had a food-truck festival, you’d be right. We did. Last weekend.

But the al fresco festival dining season is upon us.

Saturday is a popular day for eating outdoors at restaurants with wheels.

Two mobile food festivals span both sides of the bridge.

One is the annual free food-truck festival sponsored by PenMet Parks at a park in Gig Harbor.

The other is an awareness event showcasing food trucks and promoting the food truck culinary program at Bates Technical College.

Two tips: Bring blankets and chairs to create your own seating and bring a gaggle of friends to sample as wide an array of food as possible, as most trucks will serve full-sized portions. Here’s a look at who is serving what:

An few entrees are handed over to a diner by Donna Gross with Arnold’s Happy Days, a burger and fries truck from Tacoma. Drew PerineStaff file

Also: “This event is being held to showcase Bates culinary program, the advocacy efforts of the state food truck association and our local USO, as the military will have their mobile canteen there as well,” said organizer Lori Johnson.

Extras: Street performers and more.

The Boss Mama’s Kitchen truck. Sue KiddStaff file, 2016

TRUCKS AND MENUS

Amuse Booze Cupcakes: Serving booze-themed cupcakes such as the smoked margarita or mojito.

Bliss Small Batch Creamery: This ice cream trailer will feature fanciful and straightforward ice cream flavors. Consider this a preview of the creamery’s brick-and-mortar scoop shop set to open in University Place this summer.

Puft Bubble Waffles: This truck from up north serves Hong Kong-style egg waffles.

Poutine Your Mouth: This truck based in Lopez Island will roll down here to serve its version of loaded poutine.

Roamin Rome: This Kent-based truck serves pasta and sandwiches.

Scotsman Espresso: This Mukilteo-based espresso truck will give away free 12-ounce drip coffee to military and first responders.

Tabassum: This Seattle-based truck will serve Uzbek-style street food. Its list of a half dozen samsa buns — Uzbek hand pies — looks truly unusual and something not found in Pierce County restaurants.

The Fork & Fin: This Seattle-based truck is all about Alaskan pollock, served fried in batter, in tacos or as a sandwich.

Thirst Responder: This Tacoma-based beverage truck will offer beer and a gamut of other beverage options.

Tijuana Taco: This Lakewood-based truck is an outpost of one of the oldest Mexican-American restaurants in the region with a menu of burritos, tacos and more. Tornado Potato: Fried potato on a stick. ‘Nuff said.

Looking ahead: We’ve got the Taste of Tacoma next weekend followed by another food-truck festival the following weekend, plus mobile restaurant festivals in July and August.